The Effect of Dimension and Vocabulary Age on Rapid Picture Naming in Children.

Walker, Marianna M.; Barrow, Irene; Rastatter, Michael P.

Journal of Communication Disorders, v35 n1 p1-10 Jan-Dec 2002

This study of rapid picture naming by 20 normally developing children (mean age 11 years) found significant differences between two-and three-dimensional pictures for higher level vocabulary items, but not for lower-level vocabulary items, suggesting that dimensionality may be a critical feature for rapid lexical access for higher-level picture vocabulary. (Contains references.) (Author/DB)